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UMass Lowell Lockdown Lifted After Police Say Suspect Left Area UMass Lowell Lockdown Lifted After Police Say Suspect Left Area
UMass Lowell Lockdown Lifted After Police Say Suspect Left Area Police lifted the lockdown at the University of Massachusetts Lowell after officers said the man believed to have a gun near campus had left the area. Authorities lifted the shelter-in-place order around 5:30 p.m. — about three hours after police began searching for the man. “Based on a search and investigation, law enforcement partners believe the suspect is no longer in the vicinity,” police said in a text message to students. “A large police presence is being maintained on campus, and officers will be stationed at all residence halls overnight.” Massachusetts State Police said they were…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Dies After Jumping From Fire Island Lighthouse Man Dies After Jumping From Fire Island Lighthouse
Man Dies After Jumping From Fire Island Lighthouse A man died after jumping from the Fire Island Lighthouse, police said. The incident happened around 1:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Robert Moses Field 5. A 911 caller reported seeing a man jump from the observation deck of the historic lighthouse, Suffolk County Police said. Marine Bureau officers responded to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead. His identity has not been released as of press time. The Suffolk County Homicide Squad is investigating the case in conjunction with the National Park Service. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide Squad at 631…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Animals Blown Up With Fireworks, Videos Posted On Social Media: Police Animals Blown Up With Fireworks, Videos Posted On Social Media: Police
Animals Blown Up With Fireworks, Videos Posted On Social Media: Police Animals were intentionally blown up using fireworks in a Pittsburgh neighborhood—and the horrifying footage was posted online, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The Violence Prevention Unit was first alerted to the animal cruelty video around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, after it surfaced on social media, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The graphic videos show mice taped to fireworks and detonated. Investigators believe the mice were purchased from a local pet store before being killed. Detectives traced the incident to the 410 block of Mt. Pleasant Road in Northview Hei…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NYC Restaurant Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured NYC Restaurant Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured
NYC Restaurant Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured A night of celebration turned into tragedy overnight when gunfire erupted inside a crowded New York City restaurant, leaving 11 people shot, with three of those dead. The shooting broke out just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, in Brooklyn, at Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, according to authorities. Officers responding to frantic 911 calls found chaos inside the establishment, with victims ranging in age from 27 to 61, eight of whom were men and three women, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. The violence followed a dis…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified
Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified The second person killed in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works has been identified as 52-year-old Steven Menefee of Clairton, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced. Menefee was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from the rubble Monday evening, officials said. He and Timothy Quinn, 39, of Westmoreland County, were both killed when the blast tore through the nation’s largest coke manufacturing facility just before 11 a.m. on Aug. 11. Timothy Quinn  Facebook/Timothy Quinn @timothy.quinn.31 Ten others were injured in …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Attacked At CT Assisted Living Facility Has Died After Month In Hospital: Police Man Attacked At CT Assisted Living Facility Has Died After Month In Hospital: Police
Man Attacked At CT Assisted Living Facility Has Died After Month In Hospital: Police A Connecticut man has died following an assault at an assisted living facility apartment last month, police said. Lance Allen, 42, of New London, has died after a month in the hospital, authorities said.  Officers arrested 28-year-old Matthew Ellis in connection with the case, charging him with first-degree assault. The investigation continues, and he could face new charges following Allen's death.  Related: Man Charged In Violent New London Assisted Living Attack  First responders were called to the Briarcliff Manor apartment on July 7 around 10:15 p.m. for a report of a…

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by Josh Lanier
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Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel U.S. Steel says its multi-billion-dollar Nippon Steel deal remains on track despite the Aug. 11 explosion at the Clairton Coke Works that killed two workers and injured 10. But at a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, the company hinted changes to the agreement could be coming — and won’t be known until the investigation into the deadly blast is complete. The facility was preparing for routine maintenance when a gas build-up triggered an explosion at coke oven batteries 13 and 14 at 10:51 a.m., Allegheny County Emergency Services said. The pressure valve released to batteries 19 and 20, creat…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Ambush Kills PA Woman, Injures Two Troopers, EMT (UPDATE) Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Ambush Kills PA Woman, Injures Two Troopers, EMT (UPDATE)
Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Ambush Kills PA Woman, Injures Two Troopers, EMT (Update) A rifle-wielding man was shot and killed after ambushing two Pennsylvania State Troopers during a welfare check in Thompson Township, Susquehanna County, on Thursday, Aug. 7, PSP announced. A woman was killed in the initial shooting, and an EMT was also injured when his vehicle was hit by gunfire. The call came in to PSP Gibson Barracks at 11:17 a.m. from the boyfriend of 57-year-old Lori Wasko after a shooting at her home at 20141 State Route 171. Trooper Joseph Perechinsky, a six-year patrolman whose father is the Mayfield Borough police chief and whose brother is a police officer in Arch…

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by Jillian Pikora
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OceanGate Slammed For Titan Sub Implosion Failures In New Coast Guard Report OceanGate Slammed For Titan Sub Implosion Failures In New Coast Guard Report
OceanGate Slammed For Titan Sub Implosion Failures In New Coast Guard Report The infamous Titan submersible that imploded on its way to the wreck of the Titanic shouldn't have been diving at all, federal investigators found. The US Coast Guard released its final investigation into the Titan's implosion on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Five people were killed during a dive in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. According to the Coast Guard, the 22-foot vessel was unsafe for the trip to explore the Titanic wreckage. "This marine casualty and the loss of five lives was preventable," Titan Marine Board of Investigation (MBI)…

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by Chris Spiker
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ID Released For NYPD Cop Killed In Active Shooter Incident At Skyscraper Leaving 5 Dead ID Released For NYPD Cop Killed In Active Shooter Incident At Skyscraper Leaving 5 Dead
ID Released For Nypd Cop Killed In Active Shooter Incident At Skyscraper Leaving 5 Dead The identity has been released of an off-duty NYPD officer who was among five people killed, including a suspect, in an active shooting incident at one of midtown Manhattan's prime locations, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story: Blackstone Senior Manager Among Victims In NYC's Deadliest Shooting In 25 Years The suspect was also killed from an apparently self-inflicted wound in New York City’s deadliest shooting in a quarter of a century. It happened early Monday evening, July 28, at 345 Park Ave., which includes the NFL headquarters. Earlier report: 5 De…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hershey Wave Pool Drowning: Autopsy Reveals 9-Year-Old Sophia Subedi's Cause Of Death Hershey Wave Pool Drowning: Autopsy Reveals 9-Year-Old Sophia Subedi's Cause Of Death
Hershey Wave Pool Drowning: Autopsy Reveals 9-Year-Old Sophia Subedi's Cause Of Death The Dauphin County Coroner’s Office confirmed Monday, July 28, that Sophia Subedi, 9, of Harrisburg, died from freshwater drowning after being pulled from Hersheypark’s wave pool on Thursday, July 24. The coroner ruled the manner of death accidental and stated that Subedi did not suffer a medical event that caused the drowning. Officials noted that, as the decedent was under 18 years old, identifying information would not typically be released. However, Sophia’s identity had already been confirmed publicly by her community. The Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg continues to mourn her loss …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Dad Of Girl Found Dead Charged With Murder (UPDATE) Dad Of Girl Found Dead Charged With Murder (UPDATE)
Dad Of Girl Found Dead Charged With Murder (Update) Luciano Frattolin, the father of the 9-year-old Melina Frattolin, who was found dead in upstate New York over the weekend, has been arrested and charged with murder. During a Monday morning, July 21 press conference, authorities said that 45-year-old Frattolin has been charged with murder and the concealment of a human corpse after his daughter's body was found in the shallow part of a pond in Ticonderoga Sunday at approximately 10:50 a.m. The elder Frattolin was lodged in the Essex County Jail, Daily Voice confirmed. Melina was reported missing around 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 1…

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by Cecilia Levine